Marc V.

I had my tires mounted at a Goodyear service center.

They are CERTIFIED in mounting runflats and have all the proper equipment.

And the price for mounting and balancing was very cheap IMO.

LMB-C6

And how will they pay the bills if you aren't going there for mounting/balance either?

Yea, they have 2 people on staff mounting tires - one for 'paying' customers...and a trainee that only does the mail order folks

FWIW, the place I use could care less where the tires came from - they do an outstanding job, and I don't hesitate to recommend them to anyone that asks. But don't expect to pay Sam's Club prices there.

This is no different than taking the Vette to a different dealer for service, one that didn't sell you the car. Do they assign a 'trainee' to work on it because it's not one of theirs? If they treat you poorly, or give you grief about not buying the car there, what are the chances they will sell you a new car or ever see you for service again?

nj02vette

The overpriced tire comments don't work anymore. It's a global economy now and anyone can get practically everything delivered right to your door. Here's a hint. Local tire shops don't really stock too many tires, they get them delivered from distribution centers, same as Tire rack, et al. Plus they can get them at the same prices as the online guys. So no need anymore to price gouge customers.

The local places will only survive on services. Some see this as the death of the local retailer, most see it as the end of ridiculous price gouging. You don't like the local retailer's price, tell them. You'll find more often then not they are willing to work towards a fair price.

I've bought tires online (Discount Tire Direct is my favorite since they always include shipping in thier prices) and had them mounted locally with no issue. Next time I went to that place and offered them to price match the online price and they did and then some.

But any place that treats you like a second class customer because you bought product some place else is to be avoided. If anything, they should be glad to help you out and tell you next time come see them so they can get you an even better price/service.

That's simply how it is. Business that don't accept the customer service model will soon be out of business.

JERGENSEN LS3

So did you actually open a new profile just to defend your Father in law's shop ?

If so...how did you know there would be a negative post thread ?